Jessie Bates and his fellow rookie teammate in the Bengals secondary made two important plays against the Steelers offense late in the game.

I always like to see how the newest members of the Bengals play against the Steelers for the first time. Last season, it was Joe Mixon who showed why he can become a similar player to Le’Veon Bell. The year before that, it was Tyler Boyd breaking out in his second career game. This year, one rookie who wasn’t even supposed to play showed out...

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